Twenty Years Ago in Indian Valley and Weiser
Measles hit Rashay Tudge Oiler's family as cold snaps grip the region with twenty nine below zero at Indian Valley. Sheriff Shaw hosted a dance and railroad engineers marked stakes in Weiser. Jim Galloway and John Jeffreys chased two cattle thieves, yet on trial were found not guilty. A literary society debated benefactors while Miss Floran Lindsay and others held church society roles.
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Jim Galloway
John Jeffreys
Ed Adams
John Ealing
Squire Harris
Ed Wan
Literary Society
Indian Valley Debates
Eason
Citlers of Society
Floran Lindsay
Gle Prain Innit
A. Patterson
G. M. Chaffee
Winter Socials and Mining News From Warren Idaho 1903
Reports from Warren Idaho describe winter socials, hops, and snowshoe parties amid mining activity. Notable mentions include ore shipments from Lewis Clark and Karl to Yellow Pine, claims at Crown’s Property near Logan Creek, and bodies recovered after a Crown mine snow slide. Local residents travel to and from Boise, Portland, and Salmon, with mail and goods moving via Secesh summit and pack trains.
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Wanney
Idaho
Warren
Lou Caswell
Boise
Thunder Mountain
Baird
Mr. Hayes
Dan McRea
Smith Reek
Mr. Springer
Charlie Grown
Logan Creek
McKenzie
Lewis, Clark and
Karl
Yellow Pine Basin
Roy Rhine
Herbert Cook
Shessler Creek
Secesh
Robi Rhine
Mr. Brown
Tive Man
Bert Smith
Portland
Andy Tarcey
I. Sith
C.F. Smith
Nebraska
Frank Payne
Frank Branham
Crown
Hoos Smith
Kregbaum
Crown's
Koos Smith
Ed Kregbaum
Will Smead
Will Hallowell
Jesse Powell
Ward Robinson
Henry Smith
Logan
Elk Creek
South Park
Smead
Caswell
Hot Foot
Davis
Beaver Creek
Gambler's Daughter at Opera House Captivates Chicago
Amusements describe a sensational tele drama set in a swell Chicago gambling den on Michigan Ave. OA Gambler's Daughter features impressive stage scenery, original plot, and high vitality drawing record crowds. Advert extols Dr King’s New Life Pills for health and digestion, urging 25 cents at Danis Drug Co.
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Michigan Ave
Chicago
Opera House
Dr. King
Danis Drag Co
Bick Gordon & Son Plan New Brick Plant Start
Bick Gordon & Son announce the brick plant will begin operations on March 25 and expect to have new brick by May 25. They note a winter shipping spike caused a temporary shortage and project production of 2,000,000 bricks this season with capacity at 26,000 per day.
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Gordon & Son
For Sale Best paying station on Mead ows Warren road
Property listing notes a furnished station on Mead ows Warren road with pay and provisions in stock and six rows of wood in shes. Seller cites reasonable motivation. Applications directed to Wm. Black Vendome or J. C. Rogers Brew. Also Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised by Mrs. d. Moore of Forth Star Michigan for coughs colds and croup. sold by druggists and Haworth & Co tickets.
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Meadows- Warren Road
Wm. Black
Vendome
J. C. Rogers
Moore
Forth Star
Mich
Organized Ore Thieves Gang Reported Across Eastern Oregon
A vast ore theft ring has been unearthed spanning Baker City Sumpter and other mining camps with offices in Sumpter Baker Portland and San Francisco. More than $100000 in ore is believed stolen. One suspect has been arrested as investigators compile evidence for a potentially gigantic tale of thievery.
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Baker City
Sumpter
Oregon
Baker
Portland
San Francisco
Winners Named in January Contest Judging Letters
Judges Dr J Davis Rev H G Taylor and I Q Newman scored numerous letters on form and content. Roy Allen of Cambridge won 250 for ages 9 12. Mildred Rounds of Wetver earned 2 50 for under 9. Letters praised ads from Mrs Mor rs Sommers store and ML Vail host rings. other entries praised cows and school life from Weiser Idaho.
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J. Davis
H. G. Taylor
I Qo Newman
Roy Allen
Cambridge
Mildred
Wetver
Lockwood
Mitchell
Weiser
Idaho
Wash
Willie
Suse la
February Contest Opens by Signal to February
Interest in the February contest grows as letters arrive steadily after January closes. Judges will meet Monday to select January prize winners and announce them on Wednesday. February prizes will be open to new entrants, with January winners kept out to avoid crowding. Readers are urged to report any missed January notices and to focus on ads in the February Signal.
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Pell
Signal prompts North County letter contest for youth
Washington county readers are invited to write short letters for a prize. Students 9 to 12 may win 2.50 for best letter under 100 words, while 6 to under 9 receive 2.50. The contest runs all January with separate classes and a present sent to every entrant.
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A personal note appears to be a fragmented letter by a young writer. The text shows an 1 year old reference, mentions school months and lack of assistance in composing the message, indicating an informal, unfinished communication without clear event details or dates.
Good of Meat Prize Details For Signal Readers
The Signal offers a ten dollar prize and a silver medal when schools close for summer vacation. To win a family must be paid up Signal subscribers and attendance must be signed by the teacher. The school must be open by March 15 and ties will divide the prize.
Washington County Public School Medal Prize Drawn
A note offers ten dollars and a silver medal to the boy or girl in the eighth grade with the best record for department from January 1 to the end of the school year at the Signal school. Conditions mirror the prior award.
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Washington County
Eighth Grade Excellence Prize at Weiser Signal
The Weiser Signal offers $20 and a silver medal to the boy or girl in the eighth grade across Washington County public schools with the highest average on the May eighth grade exam. If multiple students tie, the prize money is divided.
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Washington County
Flour prices listed by brand and sack in ad copy
An advertising snippet compares flour prices per sack across brands Pure White White Spray White Froth Mountain Fannie and Eagle with figures 1.05 1.05 1.00 and 0.90 for Eagle and a local note 43-It at Kimball's only.
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Kimball’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wr. Shaw
Exttle Raleves
We Ie Ag
Tow Shannon
Court House
Squire
Frank Harris
Positon
Bamberger
The
Middle Valley
Old Camp
Smith Creek
Wemnaine
Branham
Payne Maya
Haworth & Co
Acker
Davis Dave Co
Prescott
Paxscott
Liverpool
Descared
Mildred Rounds
Loin
R. B. Lockwood
Morris Sommers
Edivor
Alpine
ML. Vail
Shoal
Ethel Woods
Axe
Esquimaux
B.J. & H. L. Sweet
Portland” Cutters
Weiser Egy Ee
Lam
Sivler
Ehrisman & Co. Butchers
Ely
Owene
Indianamas
Tassa
Mati
Uey Brothers
Stron Street
New York
J.A. Wiseman
Briar
Bone
Withy's Market
Chas. H. Wheeler
Weisen
Lenge
FR. Glaze
Hall Weiser
Bennetty
Tike
Seriy
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